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Improving Law Enforcement and Emergency Response to Disabled Vehicle Crashes Using Waze Crowdsourced Data

Early detection of disabled and abandoned vehicles using crowdsourced Waze data, namely during morning peak hours and on urban interstates, can help responders reach vehicles sooner before a crash occurs.

Adrian Sandt, John McCombs, Haitham Al-Deek, Grady Carrick

Improving Law Enforcement and Emergency Response to Disabled Vehicle Crashes Using Waze Crowdsourced Data

Using Crowdsourced Data to Reduce Traffic Congestion by Improving Detection of and Response to Disabled or Abandoned Vehicles on Florida Limited-Access Facilities

This paper explored how crowdsourced data can help traffic management centers detect and respond to disabled or abandoned vehicles faster, potentially preventing crashes and reducing congestion.

Adrian Sandt, John McCombs, Erik Cornelison, Haitham Al-Deek, Grady Carrick

Using Crowdsourced Data to Reduce Traffic Congestion by Improving Detection of and Response to Disabled or Abandoned Vehicles on Florida Limited-Access Facilities

Evaluation of Two Regional Transportation Systems Management and Operations Strategies for Improving the Response to Disabled Vehicles

This paper estimated the congestion reduction impacts of expanding safety service patrol hours and implementing an instant dispatch tow program focused on addressing disabled vehicles.

John McCombs, Haitham Al-Deek, Adrian Sandt, Grady Carrick

Evaluation of Two Regional Transportation Systems Management and Operations Strategies for Improving the Response to Disabled Vehicles

TRB 2023: Regional Transportation Systems Management and Operations 2023

Evaluations of Two Regional Transportation Systems Management and Operations Strategies for Improving the Response to Disabled Vehicles

Jan 10, 2023 3:45 PM — 5:30 PM Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 103B

John McCombs, Haitham Al-Deek, Adrian Sandt, Grady Carrick

TRB 2023: Regional Transportation Systems Management and Operations 2023

Study of Operational and Safety Impacts of Disabled and Abandoned Vehicles on FDOT Roadways

This final report discusses the results from our project on examining the safety and operational impacts of disabled and abandoned vehicles on Florida limited access roadways.

Haitham Al-Deek, Adrian Sandt, John McCombs, Grady Carrick, Erik Cornelison, Eric Ginsberg, Angel Lopez Sanchez, Daniel Dollman, Vishay Chudgar

Full Report Summary

Study of Operational and Safety Impacts of Disabled and Abandoned Vehicles on FDOT Roadways

Analyzing Disabled Vehicle Incident Durations and Crash Response to Identify Service Patrol Expansions and Reduce the Need for Law Enforcement Involvement

This paper investigates the impact RRs have on disabled vehicle events and identifies roads with potential for expansion of RR patrol hours by analyzing 2019 incident and crash data.

John McCombs, Haitham Al-Deek, Adrian Sandt, Grady Carrick, Nizam Uddin

Analyzing Disabled Vehicle Incident Durations and Crash Response to Identify Service Patrol Expansions and Reduce the Need for Law Enforcement Involvement

TRB 2022: Advancing Safety Through Traffic Law Enforcement

Analyzing Disabled Vehicle Incident Durations and Crash Response to Identify Service Patrol Expansions and Reduce the Need for Law Enforcement Involvement

Jan 10, 2022 1:30 PM — 3:00 PM Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall A

John McCombs, Haitham Al-Deek, Adrian Sandt, Grady Carrick, Nizam Uddin

TRB 2022: Advancing Safety Through Traffic Law Enforcement

FAV 2021 Summit

Use of Crowdsourced Data to Obtain Early Warning Alerts for Disabled and Abandoned Vehicles

Nov 30, 2021 5:30 PM — 7:00 PM Rosen Shingle Creek, Sebastian Prefunction

John McCombs, Adrian Sandt, Haitham Al-Deek

FAV 2021 Summit